There is way to much drama and bad feeling to sort it out. The only way to ever know what really happened is if you get Favre, Thompson, and McCarthy in a room and have them agree on a set of events... which will never happen. No matter how you look at it, whatever criticism that could be leveled at either side just doesn't stick without being flipped around too.
Did Thompson have such a big ego that he chased Favre out of town? Or did Favre have such a big ego that he couldn't deal with a GM who wouldn't get him Randy Moss, hire Steve Mariucci, and act like they were pleased as punch to see him come out of retirement?
Does not hiring Favre show that Thompson doesn't have the best interests of the franchise at heart? Or does having picked 40 players on the roster of the youngest team in the NFL that just came off a 13-3 season while being $30 million under the salary cap show that he's bigger than Favre?
Does not hiring Favre, a proven winner, jeopardize the team? Or, if he was still a winner, why'd he throw the interception that gave the Giants the NFC Championship last season?
Was Favre a drama queen by forcing himself back from retirement? Or did Thompson plant stories about tampering by the Vikings to make this a bigger deal than it had to be?
Did Favre think he was bigger than the team when he thought he could force his way to a release and then sign with the Vikings? Or did Favre put the team first when he went quietly to the New York Jets after being denied a clean exit by Thompson?
Put any number of accusations here and you get the same result. End of story? As far as I'm concerned. End of circus? Not even close.
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